Market Risk Officer - VP
Location: Paris, France Role Overview
The Global Markets In-Business Risk (IBR) team is a Front Office 1st Line of Defense responsible for market risk across asset classes within a major global financial institution's Global Markets division. The team aims to establish a comprehensive understanding of market risk and capital for the aggregated trading portfolio and optimize the business's return on capital. The role focuses on managing cross-asset portfolio risks arising from market business/trading activities in the Paris branch and those booked on EU legal entities (post-Brexit). Key Responsibilities Identify key market risks within the trading inventory, considering market themes and environments through data analysis. Communicate results daily with the head of IBR and trading heads. Design appropriate hedging strategies as needed. Track product performance within Global and European Markets regularly, understand market movement drivers, and analyze trends to form forward-looking views on risks. Understand the firm's and legal entities' risk appetite, limits, and capital framework to optimize risk allocation. Develop a holistic understanding of risk and its implications on capital attributions, such as Stress losses, Value-at-Risk, FRTB, etc. Support the head of IBR and business heads in analyzing return on capital and risk appetite ratios. Collaborate with independent risk teams (2nd Line of Defense) to set appropriate risk limits and monitor utilization. Strengthen risk monitoring, control, and governance processes within the business and legal entities, and assist with regulatory requirements. Work with Technology/MQA to develop a comprehensive risk monitoring framework and propose optimization strategies. Qualifications Proven experience in roles such as Trading, Structuring, Research, or Quantitative/Data Analysis, with a focus on managing market risk. Knowledge of Fixed Income and equity markets, and Fixed Income product structuring and trading. Cross-asset class product and market knowledge. Effective interpersonal skills to maintain relationships with trading desks, independent risk, and technology teams. Strong analytical and numerical competency, with attention to detail and an interest in financial markets and trading. Proficiency in MS Excel, Bloomberg, Tableau, and problem-solving skills. Programming skills in SQL and Python are preferred. Ability and interest in learning various asset classes and associated risks. Education Bachelor's or Master's degree, preferably in Engineering, Statistics, or Finance. Language Preferably bilingual (French and English), but not a requirement.